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Noun flag has 7 senses
- flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
--1 is a kind of emblem
--1 has particulars: | | American flag, Stars and Stripes, Star-Spangled Banner, Old Glory; banner, streamer; battle flag; black flag, pirate flag, Jolly Roger; colors, colours; fanion; jack; pennant, pennon, streamer, waft; standard; Stars and Bars, Confederate flag; tricolor, tricolour; Union Jack, Union flag; white flag, flag of truce; yellow jack; national flag, ensign |
- iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword lily - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
--2 is a kind of iridaceous plant
--2 is a member of genus Iris
--2 has particulars: | | bearded iris; beardless iris; bulbous iris; dwarf iris, Iris cristata; stinking iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima; Persian iris, Iris persica; yellow iris, yellow flag, yellow water flag, Iris pseudacorus; dwarf iris, vernal iris, Iris verna; blue flag, Iris versicolor; southern blue flag, Iris virginica; English iris, Iris xiphioides |
- flag, signal flag - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
--3 is a kind of visual signal
--3 has particulars: pennant; code flag, nautical signal flag; red flag
- masthead, flag - a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
--4 is a kind of list, listing
- pin, flag - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
--5 is a kind of golf equipment
- flag, flagstone - stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
--6 is a kind of paving stone
- flag - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
--7 is a kind of tail
--7 is a part of deer, cervid; dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris
Verb flag has 5 senses
- flag - communicate or signal with a flag
--1 is one way to sign, signal, signalize, signalise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- flag - provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
--2 is one way to mark
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- sag, droop, swag, flag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
--3 is one way to sink, drop, drop down
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- flag - decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"
--4 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- ease up, ease off, slacken off, flag - become less intense
--5 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentence:
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